पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 31, 1914 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.10 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन

भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव।

भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्

स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्।।8.10।।
"8.10 He who leaves the body with mind unmoved and filled with devotion, by the power of his meditation gathering between his eyebrows his whole vital energy, attains the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra59.13°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha253.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra218.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani66.19°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

Mathurā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 14:59
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:46 – 11:04
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:46 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:46 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832032.27
Julian Day2420497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6656°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.28°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.6656°), declination -23.16°, EoT -3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1914-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)